TORONTO, June 17, 2014 /CNW/ - With just days to go until the premiere
of the buzzed-about singing competition series RISING STAR, Canadian viewers can now download the free app that will serve not only as their judging tool for the revolutionary
new interactive series, but also their opportunity to appear live on TV
across North America. Reinventing the traditional singing competition, RISING STAR gives viewers the chance to become a home judge, and - for the first
time ever - see photos of themselves and their vote count in real time
on their TVs. Canadian viewers can visit CTV.ca/RisingStar to download the free RISING STAR app, available for IOS and Android users. RISING STAR airs Sundays at9 p.m. ET/PT beginning June 22 on CTV, and is also available live and on demand on CTV.ca and the CTV GO app.

In RISING STAR, only a wall of viewer faces separates each artist from their dream,
and only viewer votes can raise it. By voting through the app, viewers
will decide the fate of each singer before their performance is over in
real time. Click here to watch a preview of RISING STAR.

**Media Note** Photography for RISING STAR is available online at BellMediaPR.ca

From executive producers Ken Warwick (AMERICAN IDOL) and Nicolle Yaron
(THE VOICE), RISING STAR features internationally renowned singer-songwriter and actor Josh
Groban as host, and pop sensation Kesha, hip-hop artist and actor
Ludacris, and country music superstar Brad Paisley as experts to offer
guidance and feedback.

RISING STARis the fastest-selling talent show ever and is already a massive hit in
its original Israeli market. Click here to watch two ultra-orthodox brothers from Jerusalem sing Simon and
Garfunkel, in an audition that made headlines.

RISING STAR had a record-breaking debut on Keshet's Channel 2 in Israel from
September to December 2013, maintaining its audience throughout Season
1 as the highest-rated show in 10 of its 15 weeks on air. The series
also saw over 10 million votes cast through the app. Now sold to more
than 25 broadcasters and territories, RISING STAR is the fastest-selling talent show ever. The territories include the
USA (ABC), UK (ITV), Spain (Atresmedia), Italy (Toro), France (M6
Group), Russia (Rossiya1), Germany (RTL), the Nordics (Nordisk),
Hungary (TV2), Brazil (Rede Globo), Portugal (TVI), and most recently
Argentina (Telefe), Turkey (Acun Medya), and Indonesia (RCTI).

About CTV
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quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV
has been Canada's most-watched television network for the past 13 years
in a row. CTV is a division of Bell Media, Canada's premier multimedia
company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and
Out-of-Home. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's
largest communications company. More information about CTV can be found
on the network's website at CTV.ca.